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CategoriesNewsJET joins call for moratorium on deep sea mining
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining. The call comes against the background of the International Seabed Authority hosting its 27th Session in Jamaica. JET notes that delegates from around the world are currently meeting to discuss the fate of the seafloor following the trigger pulled by Nauru on […]
CategoriesNewsJET warns of new plastic danger
While data from the 2021 International Coastal Clean-up (IIC) in Jamaica suggests that there are some gains being made in terms of the profile of the garbage being removed from the country’s coastlines, national coordinator of the annual event, the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), is sounding the alarm over a troubling emergence, a spin-off from […]
CategoriesNewsUpdate | JET, Opposition demand buffer zone for Cockpit Country
Calls have increased from environment watchdog Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) and the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) for legislative protection of the Cockpit Country Protected Area (CCPA) following the decision by the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) to grant a special mining licence (SML) to Noranda Bauxite. The two groups are also insisting that buffer […]
CategoriesNewsEarth Today | Conservation: A fight against the powerful
A LONG-TIME advocate for the environment has mooted that the battle for environmental preservation is one to be fought against the powerful, challenging some old stereotypes about poor people and their relationship with nature. “When I talk about environmental protection, I am never talking to those on the margins of survival – I am talking […]
CategoriesNewsJET calls on Gov’t to honour its commitment not to allow mining in Cockpit Country
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is calling on the Government to honour its commitments not to mine Cockpit Country after reports emerged of a mining licence being considered for the area. In a release on Tuesday, JET said it was “dismayed that after the Prime Minister’s announcement in 2017 of a boundary […]
CategoriesNewsEarth Today | JET gets new boss
THE JAMAICA Environment Trust (JET) has a new boss and she is prioritising the sustainability of the organisation’s advocacy work while advancing public education and conservation awareness and attracting the required financing to do so. She is Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie, who joined the team at JET as chief executive officer (CEO) on July 1, succeeding […]
CategoriesNewsJamaica Environment Trust is helping people raise their voices for cleaner air and water
The Commonwealth Foundation has premiered its new podcast series Commonwealth Voices. It investigates how citizens in Commonwealth countries participate in democracy and influence the institutions that shape their lives. The first episode, Jamaicans for Clean Air, follows the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) who are empowering communities to fight for clean air and water. Jamaicans who […]